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Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban Thought About Joining 2020 Presidential Race Richard Shotwell/Associated Press Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban won’t be throwing his hat into the ring as a presidential candidate in 2020. Speaking to TMZ Sports, Cuban noted he would have moved into politics for next year’s race, but “my family voted it down.” […]

Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban Thought About Joining 2020 Presidential Race — High Velocity Sport

Iman Shumpert has finally found a new NBA home Here

Nets signing veteran Iman Shumpert in the wake of Caris LeVert injury, per report — NFL Football news24

(Field Level Media) Nikola Vucevic collected 25 points and 12 rebounds as the host Orlando Magic pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 112-97 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers last night.

Vucevic, Magic pull away from Embiid-less 76ers — Stabroek News

(Field Level Media) Rookie guard Ja Morant scored on a drive to the basket with 0.7 seconds left to give the Memphis Grizzlies a 119-117 victory against the host Charlotte Hornets last night.

Morant lifts Grizzlies past Hornets in final seconds — Stabroek News

A new report suggests MLB could bring the hammer down

Sign-stealing penalties could be “unlike anything seen in the sport’s recent history” — HardballTalk

Could Boras clients such as Gerrit Cole sign earlier than the blue chippers did last year?

Scott Boras says that teams are more eager to talk about free agents this year — HardballTalk

Beltrán and Cora, of course, were members of the 2017 Astros

Carlos Beltrán, Alex Cora are going get caught up in the Astros’ sign-stealing — HardballTalk

Robbins Nest By Lenn Robbins What is with it with the Mets and these one-voter outliers?! Mets ace Jacob deGrom made history Wednesday night, becoming the first Met pitcher to win back-to-back Cy Young awards, just the seventh in NL history to go back-to-back and the 12th overall to accomplish that remarkable feat. But it […]

Mets deGrom Wins Back to Back Cy Young Awards — The New York Extra

The penalty for grabbing a facemask in the NFL is 15 yards, but a Santa Clara man is facing more severe discipline for his own tug of a facemask on Monday night. Santa Clara police announced that they arrested Jorge Alberto Lopez for felony vandalism after the conclusion of the 49ers’ home loss to the…

Man arrested for ripping facemask off Joe Montana statue at Levi’s Stadium — ProFootballTalk

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— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) November 14, 2019

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (9-7-4 – 22 Points) vs.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS (13-3-1 – 27 Points)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2019

	1	2	3	OT	FINAL
TORONTO	0	2	2	–	4
NEW YORK	2	1	2	–	5

GAME SUMMARY         |           EVENT SUMMARY        |           FACEOFF SUMMARY

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Kasperi Kapanen put the Maple Leafs on the board at 0:43 of the second period. Kapanen has scored four of his five goals on the road this season. He has seven points (4-3-7) in seven games against Metropolitan Division opponents in 2019-20.
• William Nylander scored the second Toronto goal of the night at 11:22 of the second period. Nylander has goals (4) and points (4-1-5) in three consecutive games. With a three-game goal streak, he has tied his career-long goal streak. He has eight points (4-4-8) in 11 career games against the Islanders.
• Justin Holl scored the third Maple Leafs goal of the game at 18:13 of the third period. Holl has two points (1-1-2) over his last three games. Three (1-2-3) of his six points thus far in 2019-20 have come against Metropolitan Division opposition.
• John Tavares registered the primary assist on Kapanen’s second period goal and later scored the fourth Toronto goal of the night at 19:22 of the third period. Tavares has goals (2) and assists (2) in two consecutive games. His second period assist was his 100th point as a Maple Leaf. He has three multi-point performances over his last four games.
• Travis Dermott had the secondary assist on Kapanen’s second period goal. Dermott has two points (1-1-2) over his last three games. He has a goal and an assist in seven games this season, after recording 17 points (4 goals, 13 assists) in 64 games played in 2018-19.
• Andreas Johnsson recorded the primary assist on Nylander’s second period goal. Johnsson has points (1-1-2) in two consecutive games. Four of Johnsson’s seven assists have been primary assists.
• Jake Muzzin picked up the secondary assist on Nylander’s second period goal. Muzzin has five points (2-3-5) in seven road games this season. Five of his seven assists have come against Metropolitan Division teams.
• Frederik Gauthier notched the primary assist on Holl’s third period goal. Gauthier has four points (2-2-4) in 20 games this season.
• Nick Shore had the secondary assist on Holl’s third period goal. Shore has two points (1-1-2) in 17 games this season. Both of his points have come on the road.
• Morgan Rielly registered the primary assist on Tavares’ third period goal. Rielly has six assists in eight road games this season. He has collected six assists in seven games against Metropolitan Division teams.
• Auston Matthews collected the secondary assist on Tavares’ third period goal. Matthews has assists (7) in three consecutive games and points (2-8-10) in five consecutive games. He has six assists and seven points in eight road games.
• Frederik Andersen stopped 25 of the 29 shots he faced in the loss.

SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	TOTAL
TORONTO	5 (5)	13 (13)	9 (8)	–	27 (26)
NEW YORK	9 (5)	6 (6)	15 (9)	–	30 (20)

SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	TOTAL
TORONTO	17 (15)	23 (23)	26 (20)	–	66 (58)
NEW YORK	11 (7)	14 (14)	21 (14)	–	46 (35)

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Record on the Road	3-5-0 (8 Games)
All-Time Record vs. New York	73-68-7-10 (158 Games)
All-Time Record vs. New York on the Road	31-38-3-6 (78 Games)
Record vs. Eastern Conference	5-5-4 (14 Games)
Record vs. Central Division	2-2-3 (7 Games)

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

Shots	4 (Barrie, Kapanen)
Shot Attempts	10 (Barrie)
Faceoff Wins	9 (Matthews)
Faceoff Win Percentage	82% (Matthews – 9 won, 2 lost)
Hits	5 (Moore)
Blocked Shots	2 (Ceci)
Takeaways	2 (Muzzin)
TOI	24:41 (Rielly)
Power Play TOI	2:30 (Rielly)
Shorthanded TOI	2:44 (Ceci)
Shifts	26 (Muzzin)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage	85.7% (Petan – 18 for, 3 against)

RECORD WHEN…

Opponent scores first	6-6-3
Trailing after 1	3-5-1
Trailing after 2	0-4-1
Do not score on the power play	5-4-2
Allow multiple power play goals	1-2-1
Outshot by opponent	4-4-3
Wednesday	1-2-0

OF NOTE…

• The Maple Leafs went 1-for-3 on the penalty kill and 0-for-2 on the power play tonight.
• Tyson Barrie was on the ice for a team-high 22 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5 tonight. He finished the game with a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 68.8 percent (22 for, 10 against).
• Zach Hyman played 17:37 over 23 shifts in his season debut following off-season surgery to repair a torn ACL.
• Auston Matthews won 80 percent (4 won, 1 lost) of his offensive zone faceoffs tonight and was 4-for-5 (80%) in the faceoff circle against both New York centre Brock Nelson and New York centre Casey Cizikas, respectively.

UPCOMING GAMES:

• Friday, November 15, 7:00 p.m. vs. Boston Bruins (TSN4, TSN 1050)
• Saturday, November 16, 7:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh Penguins (Sportsnet, TSN 1050)
• Tuesday, November 19, 10:00 p.m. at Vegas Golden Knights (TSN4, TSN 1050)
• Thursday, November 21, 9:00 p.m. at Arizona Coyotes (Sportsnet Ontario, FAN 590)
• Saturday, November 23, 7:00 p.m. at Colorado Avalanche (Sportsnet, TSN 1050)

The NFL and its Players Association could have a deal completed by early 2020 after making progress in negotiations, Mark Maske of the Washington Post reports. The new Collective Bargaining Agreement likely includes a 17-game regular season. The agreement would scale back the preseason and could come with an expansion of the playoffs from 12…

Report: NFL, NFLPA move closer to new labor agreement, which likely includes 17 games — ProFootballTalk